List of U.S. state foods facts for kids
This is a list of official U.S. state foods:
State | Food type | Food name | Image | Year & citation |
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Alabama | State cookie | Yellowhammer cookie | 2023 | |
State nut | Pecan | ![]() |
1982 | |
State fruit | Blackberry | ![]() |
2004 | |
State tree fruit | Peach | ![]() |
2006 | |
State dessert | Lane cake | ![]() |
2016 | |
State vegetable | Sweet potato | ![]() |
2021 | |
State legume | Peanut | ![]() |
2022 | |
Alaska | None | |||
Arizona | None | |||
Arkansas | State fruit |
South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato | ![]() |
1987 |
State grain | Rice | ![]() |
2007 | |
State grape | Cynthiana (Vitis aestivalis) | ![]() |
2009 | |
State nut | Pecan | ![]() |
2009 | |
California | State nuts | Almond, walnut, pistachio, and pecan |
|
2017 |
Colorado | None | |||
Connecticut | State food | Pizza | ![]() |
2021 |
Delaware | State herb | Sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) |
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1996 |
State dessert | Peach pie | ![]() |
2009 | |
State fruit | Strawberry | ![]() |
2010 | |
Florida | State fruit | Orange | ![]() |
2005 |
State pie | Key lime pie | ![]() |
2006 | |
State honey | Tupelo honey | 2016 | ||
Georgia | State vegetable | Vidalia sweet onion | ![]() |
1990 |
State fruit | Peach | ![]() |
1995 | |
State prepared food | Grits | ![]() |
2002 | |
Hawaii | None | |||
Idaho | State fruit | Huckleberry | ![]() |
2000 |
State vegetable | Potato | ![]() |
2002 | |
Illinois | State snack food | Popcorn | ![]() |
2004 |
State fruit | GoldRush Apple (Malus × domestica) | 2007 | ||
State vegetable | Sweet corn | ![]() |
2015 | |
State pie | Pumpkin pie | ![]() |
2016 | |
State grain | Corn | ![]() |
2018 | |
Indiana | State snack food | Popcorn | ![]() |
2021 |
Iowa | None | |||
Kansas | State fruit | Sandhill plum | 2022 | |
Kentucky | State fruit | Blackberry | ![]() |
2004 |
Louisiana | State fruit | Louisiana strawberry | ![]() |
1980 |
State jellies | Mayhaw jelly and Louisiana sugar cane jelly |
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2003 | |
State meat pie | Natchitoches meat pie | ![]() |
2003 | |
State vegetable | Sweet potato | ![]() |
2003 | |
State cuisine | Gumbo | 2004 | ||
Maine | State berry | Wild blueberry | ![]() |
1991 |
State herb | Wintergreen | ![]() |
1999 | |
State dessert | Blueberry pie made with wild Maine blueberries | ![]() |
2011 | |
State treat | Whoopie pie | ![]() |
2011 | |
State sweetener | Pure Maine maple syrup | ![]() |
2015 | |
Maryland | State dessert | Smith Island Cake | ![]() |
2008 |
State drink | Milk | ![]() |
1998 | |
State crustacean | Blue crab | ![]() |
1989 | |
Massachusetts | State muffin | Corn muffin | ![]() |
1986 |
State bean | Baked navy bean | ![]() |
1993 | |
State berry | Cranberry | ![]() |
1994 | |
State dessert | Boston cream pie | ![]() |
1996 | |
State cookie | Chocolate chip cookie | ![]() |
1997 | |
State doughnut | Boston cream doughnut | ![]() |
2003 | |
Michigan | None | |||
Minnesota | State grain | Wild rice | ![]() |
1977 |
State mushroom | Morel | ![]() |
1984 | |
State muffin | Blueberry muffin | ![]() |
1988 | |
State fruit | Honeycrisp apple | ![]() |
2006 | |
Mississippi | None | |||
Missouri | State tree nut | Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra) | ![]() |
1990 |
State grape | Norton/Cynthiana (Vitis aestivalis) | ![]() |
2003 | |
State dessert | Ice cream cone | ![]() |
2008 | |
Montana | State fruit | Huckleberry | ![]() |
2023 |
Nebraska | None | |||
Nevada | None | |||
New Hampshire | State fruit | Pumpkin | ![]() |
2006 |
State vegetable | White potato | ![]() |
2013 | |
New Jersey | State fruit | Northern highbush blueberry | ![]() |
2004 |
State sandwich | "Pork roll, egg and cheese" (sandwich containing pork roll, eggs and cheese, |
2023 | ||
New Mexico | State vegetables | New Mexico chile and Frijoles pintos (pinto beans) |
|
1965 |
State cookie | Biscochito | ![]() |
1989 | |
New York | State fruit | Apple | ![]() |
1976 |
State muffin | Apple muffin | ![]() |
1987 | |
State snack | Yogurt | ![]() |
2014 | |
North Carolina | State vegetable | Sweet potato | ![]() |
1995 |
State blue berry | Blueberry | ![]() |
2001 | |
State red berry | Strawberry | ![]() |
2001 | |
State fruit | Scuppernong grape | ![]() |
2001 | |
North Dakota | State fruit | Chokecherry | ![]() |
2007 |
Ohio | State fruit | Tomato | ![]() |
2009 |
State native fruit | Pawpaw | ![]() |
2009 | |
Oklahoma | State meal | Oklahoma state meal: Chicken-fried steak, barbequed pork, fried okra, squash, cornbread, grits, corn, sausage with biscuits and gravy, black-eyed peas, strawberries, and pecan pie |
|
1988 |
State fruit | Strawberry | ![]() |
2005 | |
State vegetable | Watermelon | ![]() |
2007 | |
State steak | Ribeye | ![]() |
2019 | |
Oregon | State nut | Hazelnut (filbert) | ![]() |
1989 |
State mushroom | Pacific golden chanterelle | ![]() |
1999 | |
State fruit | Pear | ![]() |
2005 | |
Pennsylvania | none | |||
Rhode Island | State fruit | Rhode Island Greening Apple | ![]() |
1991 |
State appetizer | Calamari | ![]() |
2015 | |
South Carolina | State fruit | Peach | ![]() |
1984 |
State snack food | Boiled peanuts | ![]() |
2006 | |
State vegetable | Collard greens | ![]() |
2011 | |
State picnic cuisine | Barbecue | ![]() |
2014 | |
South Dakota | State dessert | Kuchen | ![]() |
2000 |
State bread | Frybread | ![]() |
2005 | |
Tennessee | State fruit | Tomato | ![]() |
2003 |
Texas | State dish | Chili | ![]() |
1977 |
State fruit | Texas red grapefruit | ![]() |
1993 | |
State pepper | Jalapeño | ![]() |
1995 | |
State native pepper | Chiltepin | ![]() |
1997 | |
State vegetable | Sweet onion | ![]() |
1997 | |
State health nut | Native pecan | ![]() |
2001 | |
State snack | Tortilla chips and salsa |
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2003 | |
State bread | Pan de campo | ![]() |
2005 | |
State cobbler | Peach cobbler | ![]() |
2013 | |
State pie | Pecan pie | ![]() |
2013 | |
State squash | Pumpkin | ![]() |
2013 | |
Utah | State fruit | Cherry | ![]() |
1997 |
"a favorite snack food" | Jell-O (recognized by a Senate resolution only) | ![]() |
2001 | |
State historic vegetable | Sugar beet | ![]() |
2002 | |
State vegetable | Spanish sweet onion | ![]() |
2002 | |
Vermont | State flavor | Maple | ![]() |
1993 |
State fruit | Apple | ![]() |
1999 | |
State pie | Apple pie, required by law to be served with: a glass of cold milk, a slice of cheddar cheese weighing a minimum of 1/2 ounce, or a large scoop of vanilla ice cream. |
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1999 | |
State vegetable | Gilfeather Turnip | 2015 | ||
Virginia | None | |||
Washington | State fruit | Apple | ![]() |
1989 |
State vegetable | Walla Walla sweet onion | ![]() |
2007 | |
West Virginia | State fruit | Golden Delicious apple | ![]() |
1995 |
State Food | Pepperoni Roll | |||
Wisconsin | State grain | Corn (Zea mays) | ![]() |
1989 |
State fruit | Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) | ![]() |
2003 | |
State pastry | Kringle | ![]() |
2013 | |
State dairy product | Cheese | ![]() |
2017 | |
Wyoming | None |
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